‘God ko koi beat nahi kar sakta’ – Fans react over comparisons of Steve Smith’s stats Sachin Tendulkar’s in Tests

Star Australia batter Steve Smith is celebrating his 34th birthday on Friday, 2nd June. On this special occasion, Smith has been getting wishes from all over the cricketing fraternity. The 34-year-old is considered as one of the greatest batters in the longest format of the game: Test Cricket. His stats in red-ball cricket are so great that some fans compare him with the Indian cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar.

At 34 years of age, Smith’s records in Tests are pretty much closer to Tendulkar’s when he was 34 years old. In this article, we will have a look at the numbers of Steve Smith and Sachin Tendulkar at 34 years of age. However, there is a big difference in the number of matches they both played at this point.

In 34 years, Tendulkar played 135 matches while Smith has appeared in 96 Tests for Australia till now. Till then Tendulkar crossed 10000 runs in Test as he scored 10668 runs from 217 innings at an average of 54.70, including 43 half-centuries and 35 Hundreds. While Smith has amassed 169 innings at an average of 59.80 with 37 fifties and 30 centuries. He won 12 Player of the Match awards and four Player of the Series awards till now. While Sachin had won 10 Player of the Match and three Player of the Series awards till the age of 34.

Smith will take on India for WTC Final

Smith will be seen back in cricketing action again in the upcoming World Test Championship final against India and the Ashes series in Australia. He will be the key player for the Aussies in the red ball and the fans will be expecting him to go big for Australia to clinch important trophies.

Australia will be taking on the number one Test team and the runners-up of the previous edition India for the second edition of the WTC final that is scheduled to be played at the Oval, England from June 7 to June 11. After that, the Aussies will lock horns with arch-rivals England to retain the Ashes urn in a five-match series starting on June 16.

At the same age Rahul Dravid Test runs
👉9500+ with 55+ Average 🔥🔥

— Nitesh m (@NIT_S_misHRA) June 2, 2023

Sachin k time k bowlers and lack of technology ko ni sikhoge 🤡🤡🤡

Lbw 🤡 seeda tuke marte the Empire

— David mcallum (@Naturel20796639) June 2, 2023

Sachin ke time ka bowling attack kon consider krega😂😂😂

— Shray Budania (@BudaniaShray) June 2, 2023

Also imagine smith had to face walsh Ambrose Akram waqar akhtar at peak and murli Anil kumble harbhajan
On the bowler friendly tracks of that era u get the answer

— sameer (@SamSame4567) June 2, 2023

While comparing sachin with Virat ppl bring bolwers logic. Does it not apply now?
Sachin played against Lee, McGrath,bond, shane warne, Brett lee, Murali, wasim, akthar n vaas.
Smith played against steyn, Rabada, anderson, broad kind of bowlers

— MasterMind😎 (@DadaReturns) June 2, 2023

Sachin started early while Smith started late. Yet both have surprisingly similar numbers. It is a testament to Smith's legendary status in Test Cricket really 💯💯

— Vedant Harasure (@vedant_harasure) June 2, 2023

Now imagine what would have happened if smith started as a batsman and also was not banned for that period during his peak, but yes we might have missed one of the greatest comeback of all time

— Class 11 Sc 50 Toulik Upla (@11Upla) June 2, 2023

Sachin Tendulkar played difficult Era when 500 was common in Test 🥵🥵🥵

— Rahul Sharma (@RahulSh24082787) June 2, 2023

Smith's comparison should be with Bradman

— ` (@buttlerhive) June 2, 2023